Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-07

social visit afterward for old and
young. Price of supper p cts. All are
cordially invited.
Our people did not reach the town
hall early enough on Tuesday to
commence bust ess in the forenoon,
but a large number were out in the
afternoon. Under the skillful parlia-
mentary management of Lawyer
J. W. Erwin the work was
rapidly done in the afternoon
and the Management of the town will
be in the hands Of good officers the
coming year.
The third term of school taught by
Mabel Shedd, since last May in Dist.
No. s, closed Friday. She is young
teacher but had excellent success. The
following is a partial record: Sholars
| having no marks are Lucinda, Myr-
tilla and Lonnie Hunt and Clarence
Griffin. Those having no tardy
marks are Warren, Gertie and Charles
Hunt and Willie Griffin.
| { r-aft@bnH.N
Rev. A. B. Blake is able to be out
again.
Frank Hatch remains on the Chas.
Chamberlain farm another year.
Amory Dawson and E. L. Hast
ings are settling the large estate of
J. W. Simpson.
The Albany Dramatic club played
the Drama, THE Last Loaf" here
last Wednesday evening, and the
entertainment was much enjoyed by
all.
The lumbermen find the snow so
deep that it is almost impossible to do
numbering. The streams are low and
the mills are not doing heavy bust
ness.
| Would it not be well to call and
settle that little bill at the shoemak-
er's? The man who did the disre-
putable thing referred to would not
like to be advertised.
Foster Rand has moved from VIM.
kaiser's house into the front rooms
in Simeon Hidden's house.-Allen
Daniels has rented the house owned
by Ernest Randall, and has moved
in.
Mrs. John Conner, whose illness
has been mentioned, died one week
ago last Thursday of pneumonia, and
was buried on Saturday; her remains
being carried to St. Adams. She
was an earnest Christian, beloved
and esteemed by all who knew her.
The family have the sympathy of all
their friends and neighbOrs.
Geo. F. Sprague, one of our aged
and esteemed citizens, died on the
28th ult. Mr.. Sprague was promi-
nent in public affairs many years.
During the times of the war he was
selectman, and probably knew more
of the war history, so far as this town
was concerned, than any other man.
He has written a soldiers history for
the town, which will be published.
Glover.
Tenth wedding anniversary at
Newell Lyman's last Saturday after
noon and evening
z. A. Norton has moved into the
Bickford house at the village. Matte
has returned to johnson school.
John Dunning, who has been occu-
pying a tenement in David Cass
house, has moved to Greensboro
| Bend.
The Earnest Workers will hold
their next meeting at the parsonage,
Friday, Mar. 18th, afternoon and even
ing. A cordial invitation to all.
On account of the impossible
state of til e roads the attendance at
town meeting was small, and those
having charge Of the dinner at the
NJ. E. vestry were unable to be pres
ent.
The Ladies Mite Society give an
| entertainment at Institute Hall Fri
| day evening, March 18th. A drama
entitled 1.-The Prosecuted Dutchman"
will be rendered also charades, rec
itations, music, land a bandbox supper
will be served at the close.
Dr. Templeton has been on the
sick list.-Lute Patterson, only just
up after a two months illness,is pros
trated again, being threatened with
pneumonia.-Mrs. Gilman is on the
gain.-A little son of John Findley
is sick with brain trouble.
Vest Glover
School in district No. 2 closed Feb.
%. The following are the names of
scholars ranking 100 in department
Ernest Baker, Samuel Bean, Martin
johnson, John Johnson, LA Lyman,
Nelson Stevens, Eliza Standish, Sid
ney Spafford, Alice Sterling, Clarence
Hagar, George Hawkins, Henry Haw-
kins, May Woodland those having
no marks during the term, Clarence
Hagar and Henry Hawkins those
having no absent marks, Samuel
Bean, Judson Stevens, Robert Wells;
those having no tardy marks, Clark
Borland, Lyman Cook, Alice Ster-
ling.
Green-D OrO-
Smalley raised his sign, Cottage
Hotel" last week.